Laghu Prabandh Sangraha

SR No.: 009675
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jayant P Thaker
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra
Publication Year: 1970
Total Pages: 309
Language: Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Literature, & History
File Size: 6 MB

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ting incident of Bhavdi-yülrü wherein this king dunced and his minister played uxon the tabor is altogether novel and appears to be of doubtful historicity. The wording of he text, however, indicates that Jagaddeva went not to the capital viz. Kalyana kotipora but to a town (nugarum ) situated on the border-line which was presented by the queen of king Para. narddin to the courtesans for their maintenance. The name of the ruler of the place does not occur therealter and hence the confusion is not cleared. Thus the name lilävati is not that of Para marddin's queen but of the gucen of the ruler of the border-town which was offered to the harlots as grasa, no matter whether he way Paramarddin himsell or someune else. If he be a small ruler, the incident of Bhaydi ya rů is quite probablc.
There is a reference in this prabantha to Gajan a dhipa Haininira and Gajapati Gaudes var a. The reference here is to an attack on Patlana by this Ha minira and Jaga dieva's success in bringing about a truce. It cannot be determined whetlier this H ammira was a Riljapata chief reigning at certain place called Gajanagadha or he was a Muslim invades from Ghazni. In all probability the word 'Harmira' is derived from the Arabic terirAmira' meaving (1) 4 volcman' and (2)
the king of Afslānistān'. Therefore any Muslim Commander may bc termed Tamira' or '7:10 mira'. Now the Dohad inscription dated V. S. 1196 = 1140 A.D. informs us that Siddhataja had defeated one Sindhurāja. A description of the battle between Siddharaja and Sindhurája is met with in Soine śvara's Kirdikaumudi as well as Surathorsava. Especially Kirtikaumudi II. 26 is noteworthy for our purpose. It runs thus :
अमलपहरिस येन प्रक्षिप्तानेवभूभृता । मस: सिन्धुपतिन वैदहीदवितेन वा ।।
i.e., just as Vaidehidayita, ie, Rama, bound the ocean by getting a number of mountains bhabhrl] thrown therein through the army of innumerable monkeys [ hari ); in the same way he (ie. Siddharāja) bound, i.e. capght, Sindhupati after the fall of a number of kings { bhabhrt] at (the hands ol) huge cavalry ( harisainyana ).
Now veteran historians contend that this Sindhupati or Sin. dhuraja might be a Juslim ruler of Sindh a. * The expression
Gajanädli pa-hanimira' of our text, in all probability, refers to this Sindhu - raja. In the next prabandha viz. Madanabhrana-prabandha also Siddha.
• Vide DHNI, l'arı II. p. 972; CG, p. 81.